Statute treatment: 14 C.F.R. § 91.9

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 99 citation events across 77 distinct cases.

99citations total

77distinct interpreting cases

27distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1970–2016year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Lowell G. Ferguson v. National Transportation Safety Board and Longhorne M. Bond, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration (1982) ca9 10 own cites 5× in case

#2 Praznik v. Sport Aero, Inc. (1976) illappct 41 own cites 2× in case

#3 Joy v. Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. (1993) cadc 174 own cites 1× in case

#4 Thomas E. Bowen v. United States (1978) ca7 125 own cites 1× in case

#5 Leon E. Barnum v. National Transportation Safety Board (1979) cadc 9 own cites 4× in case

#6 Barney J. Tearney v. National Transportation Safety Board and T. Allan McArtor Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration (1989) cafc 24 own cites 2× in case

#7 People v. Sneed (1973) calctapp 66 own cites 1× in case

#8 Rocky Mountain Helicopters, Inc. v. Federal Aviation Administration (1992) ca10 10 own cites 3× in case

#9 Charles Andrew Throckmorton v. National Transportation Safety Board, James Busey, Administrator Federal Aviation Administration (1992) cadc 46 own cites 1× in case

#10 Viola Rogers, Guardian v. Ray Gardner Flying Service, Inc. (1970) ca5 42 own cites 1× in case

#11 Allnutt v. United States (1980) mowd 13 own cites 2× in case

#12 Dennis Howard v. Federal Aviation Administration National Transportation Safety Board (1994) ca9 40 own cites 1× in case

#13 Paul Joseph Janka Michael E. Newman v. Department of Transportation, National Transportation Safety Board Federal Aviation Administration (1991) ca9 39 own cites 1× in case

#14 Richard Essery v. Department of Transportation, National Transportation Safety Board Federal Aviation Administration (1988) ca9 39 own cites 1× in case

#15 Murray A. Winslow v. National Transportation Safety Board Federal Aviation Administration (1989) ca9 12 own cites 2× in case

#16 Rolly Weldon Hill v. The National Transportation Safety Board and Donald D. Engen, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration (1989) ca10 36 own cites 1× in case

#17 Security Insurance Co. of Hartford v. Andersen (1988) ariz 36 own cites 1× in case

#18 Joseph A. Roach v. The National Transportation Safety Board, and J. Lynn Helms, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration (1986) ca10 33 own cites 1× in case

#19 Jackson v. United States (1998) ca1 31 own cites 1× in case

#20 Reid v. Engen (1985) ca9 29 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.